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1. What is the past tense?

Answer:
The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a completed action
in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English. The time of
the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and the action duration is not important.
Ther are four past tense forms in English:
 Past simple tenses; The simple past tense is used to describe a completed
activity that started in the past and ended in the past.
 Pas continuous tenses; The past continuous tense is used to describe an
ongoing activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another
action.
 Past perfect tenses; The past perfect tense is used to emphasize that an action
was completed before another took place.
 Past perfect continuous tenses; The past perfect progressive/ continuous
tense is used to show that an ongoing action in the past has ended.

2. Please give 5 examples of sentences about the past tense?

Answer:
Example of sentences about the past tense:
1. The Martians landed near the aqueduct.
2. We were painting the door when a bird struck the window.
3. Rover had eaten the pie before we got home.
4. She had been painting the door before the dog scratched it.
5. She was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender. (Comedian
Rodney Dangerfield)